#phillipii

King Phillip II of Macedon by Joan Francesc Oliveras Pallerols. Master of Greece, brilliant militarist, and father of Alexander the Great. If you are interested in learning more about this period of time, I recommended Nicholas Guild’s novel ‘The Macedonian’ as well as our fellow podcast ‘The Hellenistic age.’ Both are brilliant #phillipii #macedon #macedonia #alexander #alexanderthegreat #hellenistic #hellenic #history #johnhowe #alanleeart #alanleeart #greece #ancientgreece #ancientcivilization #phalanx #phalanxarmy #lotr #lotrmemes #ptolemy #ancientegypt #ancient #art #armor #helm #calvary #companion #royalty #king #thebes #master #lord https://www.instagram.com/p/CYPFOCArUep/?utm_medium=tumblr

ARCHAEOLOGY Discovering the World’s Secrets - Classical & Early Civilizations in Europe. High Society was obsessed with the virtues of classical Greece. In the 18th century, aristocrats from across Europe flocked to #greece as part of the “Grand Tour”. At the same time, academia began to argue about the nature of its famed democracy and philosophy. 2) The monk Bernard de Montfaucon bagan a craze for publishing books about “Antiquity” in the 18th century. 3) The Ionic temple erected at Olympia by #phillipii of #Macedonia marked the victory of 338 BCE. #earlycivilizations #worldhistory #greeklife #ancientgreece (at Berkeley County, West Virginia) https://www.instagram.com/p/CELQxTvFz-V/?igshid=149aybi19pu7z

The Parade Armor of Phillip II of Spain, attributed to Desiderius Helmschmid and Jörg Sigman, Augsburg, Germany, ca. 1549-1552, housed at Madrid’s Royal Palace. I now have an Instagram! I'll be posting many of the same things I do on here, but each account will occasionally have a post unique to it, so go give it a follow!

Madrid Tour Day 2: El Escorial and Valley of the Fallen. In short, today was Spanish history galore for me! Got to see the tomb and grave my two favourite Spanish history personalities: Philip II and Francisco Franco. Both separated by more than 300 years, but still just as fascinating. #valleyofthefallen #valledeloscaidos #franciscofranco #phillipii #elescorial #monumentos #madrid #spain #christiantravelblogger #lifestyleblogger #christianlifestyleblogger #disciple #kingdomofgod #matthew28 #allnations #beautiful #history #spanishcivilwar #historian #nclpostgrad (at Valle de los Caídos)

As we historians are prone to say, the Holy Roman Empire was not neither Holy, nor Roman, or even an Empire. As we art historians are prone to say, Titian was loved by Holy Roman Emperors, because he dis-accentuated the imperial family trait, the forward-jutting PROGNATHOUS lower jaw. Here are portrait details of Charles V and his son and heir Phillip II. Frederick J. Cowie, Ph.D. #prognathism #prognathousjaw #charlesv #phillipii #holyromanempire #austria #titian #venice #renaissance #reformation #fredcowie #lifecoach #lastchancelifecoach #helena #montana